Age of Apocalypse | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com Where to jump in on board games, anime, books, and movies as a Nerd Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://nerdologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nerdologists-favicon.png Age of Apocalypse | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com 32 32 What Comic Stories Should the MCU Do? #10MinMarvel S4E16 https://nerdologists.com/2025/11/what-comic-stories-should-the-mcu-do-10minmarvel-s4e16/ https://nerdologists.com/2025/11/what-comic-stories-should-the-mcu-do-10minmarvel-s4e16/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:47:34 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=9884 What comic storyline should Marvel adapt next? There are so many big ones to talk about this weeks #10MinMarvel.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has adapted a number of comic book storylines. Things like Captain America: Civil War, Avengers Infinity War, Age of Ultron, Secret Invasion and more all adapt particular comic storylines. But the comics of course have a ton more storylines to talk about as well. So we run through twelve different comic stories and which ones make sense for Marvel to do, and how Marvel could make them.

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Comments or Questions: What Comic Story Should Marvel Adapt Next?

What comic story should Marvel adapt next? There are so many and as we come up on the end of Secret Wars and the Multiverse Saga, we look ahead to what Marvel could tackle next.

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Point of Order: Catch-Up on Crowdfunding https://nerdologists.com/2023/02/point-of-order-catch-up-on-crowdfunding/ https://nerdologists.com/2023/02/point-of-order-catch-up-on-crowdfunding/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:37:03 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7796 It's been a while since I talked about the board games coming in. Which ones have I backed on Crowdfunding the past few months?

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Now, I know I’m behind on games that I’ve ordered or games that have come in, so let’s try and do a board game catch-up. I can almost guarantee that I won’t get everything. It has been a fair number of games, but let’s see what has been ordered. And actually going back further than I thought, looks like I haven’t written one since November, so we’ll be missing some. And for that volume of games, we are doing to split it in two and start with Crowdfunding.

Via Kickstarter

Let’s start here because there are a number of note. A quick rundown on these will be good, but a number of them I already talked about in Back or Brick.

Once Upon a Line – The Butterfly’s Breath

Once Upon a Line
Image Source: Lucky Duck Games

This one I wanted to back because it looked incredibly different. It talks about how it is so new with it’s scratch off stuff for a board game. That isn’t “new” but to build a whole game around it is definitely is. This is an adventure game where you try and scratch off words or shapes to progress story. The concept just sounded fascinating, but also like it was pretty straight forward.

For that reason I didn’t go all in on this one. There is going to be plenty of content in the base game. But I didn’t have enough confidence in the game beyond the interesting mechanic to say that I wanted it all. But I also think that this game is unique, so I want to try it.

Marvel United: Multiverse

It’s more Marvel United, of course I backed it. Marvel United: Multiverse really describes the core box. But, the rest of the expansions, around events like Age of Apocalypse, Annihilation, or Civil War, and there are more as well, are very interesting.

Plus the game adds in a few news things as well. Mainly it adds in equipment cards that you can swap in generically or for specific characters. And then campaign decks as well which will change up how you can play a series of games. I like that idea for the game. And while I still want a dungeon crawl style game with these characters, CMON did a great job of offering so many fun things.

Catharsis Sagas: Nocturne

This, honestly, was not going to be a back because I have to play Catharsis still. The game does look like a ton of fun, so I want to get it to the table and chuck some dice. But do I need more, the answer is really no. But it is cheap, so I grabbed it. It is more adventure for Catharsis and new characters to face off against, or play as, I’m not completely sure anymore as this one has wrapped up. And when a crowdfunding campaign wraps up, I kind of forget about it between updates.

Fork

This is a small back, as was Catharsis Sagas. Fork is a trick taking game where Fork stands for Fox, Owl, Rabbit, and Kale. And depending on what you play down, it determines who wins. The concept seems simple, but like there is enough game there and enough different of a twist to trick taking that I wanted to give it a try.

Stonesaga

Stonesaga
Image Source OOMM Games

I am lucky enough to know one of the designers and game with him often. So this is one I got to playtest already and actually get to see the prototype this past weekend at The Source in Roseville Minnesota. But this is a fun survival exploration game as you build up your society, gather food, and try and survive.

It is played in a legacy type of experience. So you create your character(s) throughout the game and develop the society your way. I think that the mini games you play are good and easy to follow what is going on. It isn’t a cheap game, but the components are nice and there is a lot in the game.

Chomp, Sail, Couture, and Mind Space

Finally, from All Play (used to be BoardGameTables.com) there is a set of four small games. Chomp, Sail, Couture, and Mind Space. Each of the games looks interesting. And I backed it for all of the games. A couple of reasons for doing that, the games do all look interesting. I am least interested in Couture, but when you want to get three of them, it is better to get all four because you get the upgrades for free.

Chomp has a fun dinosaur theme. Sail is trick taking, and Mind Space is a roll and write game. So I am definitely interested in how all of those will work. And Couture is an auction game which might be very interesting. It just jumped off the page less to me than the other ones did.

Gamefound

Gamefound is generally slower than Kickstarter. Though there are some good projects on there that I backed as well.

Witchbound
Image Source: Dark Doll Games

Arabella

This is an interesting one for me to have backed. It is a roll and write game, I love roll and write games. There isn’t anything interesting about that. But it is an 18xx train, stock game as a roll and write game. I don’t play 18xx games. They don’t interest me that much because it’s really a whole system to learn and get good at. And the people who are good at them are very good at them. Plus, probably one that is harder to play.

But as a roll and write game. Now it is a more interesting to me. I like the idea of taking a big game like that and making smaller. It might still take a while, but it won’t take as long. And I hope that it offers a very big and different roll and write experience.

Witchbound

Witchbound is another one that I got to preview and one that I am very excited for. This and the next one are two similar games. But Witchbound is a game where you are the first witch on Coven Cove in over 100 years. And it is a point and click adventure as you interact with people and locations and solve puzzles, fight bad guys and more.

What I like about this one, besides the fun theme. Is that it is a simple gaming experience with a lot of story. So I can pull it out as a solo game and play around with minimal setup. Plus then a good amount of story with minimal setup which I think is a lot of fun and a sweet spot that not too many games are in, Lands of Galzyr being the best example I have.

Robomon

RoboMon
Image Source: Barrett Publishing

Finally we have Robomon. This is one that I almost backed when it was active and then I late pledged. But Robomon is basically a Pokemon game with robots instead of creatures. But it looks like a simple adventure game, and while there is more going on mechanically than Witchbound, my hope is that it’s not too much.

The style of game and the artwork in the game work for me as well. Again, I hope it is a sweet spot of story but also then good game play and ease to get to the table. Another game that I hope is a good easy to the table game with story that is fun to play.

Final Thoughts on Crowdfunding

I picked back up some of what I have been backing. A few reasons for that, but mainly, I knew there would be a few bigger games to start the year that I wanted to back. I know that in March there is going to be another one with the Chip Theory Elder Scrolls game.

What games will you be adding to your collection that you’ve backed in the past few months? Any ones that I maybe missed that you should I should checkout?

One that I had backed and dropped my pledge is Andromeda’s Edge. I want it still, but space Dwellings of Eldervale. While that sounds fun, and I am sure it is more than that, do I need two games that are going to be similar? I ended up deciding no on that one.

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10 Minute Marvel S3E6: Marvel Comic Events To the MCU https://nerdologists.com/2023/02/10-minute-marvel-s3e6-marvel-comic-events-to-the-mcu/ https://nerdologists.com/2023/02/10-minute-marvel-s3e6-marvel-comic-events-to-the-mcu/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:26:41 +0000 https://nerdologists.com/?p=7761 There's not much Marvel news as they prep for Super Bowl trailers. But what comic events do we want in the MCU is the big #10MinMarvel topic.

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News is light this week as we lead up to getting a bunch, potentially, of trailers during the Super Bowl. We go over those trailers plus a few pieces of other minor news. But then for the main topic, we’re diving into the comics and looking for bigger storylines that we want to see in the MCU. Which stories are in our top and how would we like to see them show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? There are a lot of stories out there, but which ones might work best?

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Comments or Questions

As we looked at comic events this week, did you have a favorite? Is there one that you want to see the MCU tackle, or one that didn’t even make our list that you’d like to see?

And which Super Bowl trailer are you most excited for?

You can let us know all of those things down in the comment section below. Or tweet them to me @TheScando or by using #10MinMarvel.

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10 Minute Marvel Episode 37: Marvel Unlimited And The Apocalypse https://nerdologists.com/2020/03/10-minute-marvel-episode-37-marvel-unlimited-and-the-apocalypse/ https://nerdologists.com/2020/03/10-minute-marvel-episode-37-marvel-unlimited-and-the-apocalypse/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:21:59 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=4211 Even with another light news week for Marvel properties, I have some to talk about in the news, as I talk about the projects had

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Even with another light news week for Marvel properties, I have some to talk about in the news, as I talk about the projects had to be paused and Black Widow being delayed. Then I take a look at Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s comic book repository and the first comic event that I’m checking out, Age of Apocalypse.

If you want to get a hold of me or the show, comment on the post. I’m looking for suggestions on comic book storylines to checkout or topics to cover. Or you can find me on Twitter @TheScando or tweet using #10MinMarvel. I’m checking that regularily

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